Assistant Director of Career Success

## Assistant Director of Career Success Apply locations:
USF Hilltop Campus time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 4 Days Agojob requisition :
R0012698
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* Job Title:

** Assistant Director of Career Success
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* Job Summary:

** Reporting directly to the Director of Career Success, the Assistant Director is a senior leader of the Career Success Team who fulfills CSC's mission to assist students and alumni in developing, evaluating, and effectively implementing their career plans. The Assistant Director operates with a high degree of autonomy, sets direction for department programs and data strategy, supervises staff and interns, and serves as the Director's designee for daily operations in the Director's absence.
As a member of the larger staff in Student Life, the Assistant Director collaborates and cooperates across divisions and departments to create a supportive University community which encourages student learning and development in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. The mission of Student Life is to fully support holistic student development within a social justice framework centered in preparing students to be caring, socially responsible citizens in our global and local community.
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Job Description:

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities  ## Department Leadership & Operations
* Serve as the Director's designee for daily operations of the career coaching/advising function in the Director's absence, including assignment of class-presentation requests and oversight of service-delivery quality.
* Serve as one of the leads for the career counseling intern program: own hiring, training, scheduling, and supervision, and coordinate with other university departments on intern development and cross-training.
* May supervise career counselor, including onboarding, training and weekly 1:1 supervision.
* Participate in hiring, training, and mentoring of full-time staff.
* Represent Career Services on campus committees and in strategic planning groups.
* Supervise student assistants supporting CSC operations, as assigned.  ## Career Counseling
* Provide individual and drop-in career counseling to students and alumni, including complex or high-need cases, on values, interests, skills, personality, and goals.
* Advise on advanced job and internship search strategy, including resumes, cover letters, interviewing, networking, Linked In, Handshake, and salary/benefits negotiation.
* Administer and interpret the full range of career assessments (including FOCUS II) and evaluate new assessment tools for departmental adoption.
* Represent CSC in professional networks with colleagues at peer institutions to shape service and program content.## ## Program Strategy & Administration
* Design, manage, and evaluate the department's full workshop and industry-panel curriculum, including development of new programs and topics.
* Own the annual review, update, and evaluation of workshop content and evaluation instruments each semester.  ## Data Evaluation & Assessment
* Assistant Director will lead one or more of the following, at the discretion of the Director of Career Success, and dependent on current staffing levels:
- Annual redesign of Pre- and Post-Appointment Surveys in Handshake.
- Collection and analysis of student appointment surveys to measure counseling experience and service utilization; identify trends and build targeted communications for specific student populations, including first-generation, international, disabled, and veteran students.
- Undergraduate/graduate population surveys assessing workshop content, scheduling, and CSC utilization, and translate findings into program changes.
* Stay abreast of best practices and employment trends through professional associations and networks; bring findings back into department strategy.## Technology & Innovation
* Lead research and evaluation of new tools and AI applications for integration into CSC processes and operations.  ## Campus & Employer Partnerships
* Own the department's strategic outreach plan and serve as primary liaison, at a program-leadership level, to one or more schools:
McLaren Undergraduate School of Management, School of Nursing and Health Professions, College of Arts & Sciences, or School of Education.
* Lead integration of NACE Career Readiness Competencies across CSC programs, class presentations, workshops, and the Career Champions Program.
* Cultivate employer and alumni relationships to build career-readiness programming and workshops; represent Career Services at regional and national professional associations and community events.## Event Coordination
* Direct planning and execution of major CSC events, such as career fairs, speaking engagements, and promotional activities, coordinating support from CSC staff.  Other duties as assigned.  # Qualifications Master's degree required, preferably in Career Counseling, Counseling, or a related field. 3-5 years of related work experience required, preferably in career counseling, with demonstrated progression toward roles of…